What happens when you mental health goes ignored? Well, you might just end up in the hospital being evaluated for heart complications. At least that is what happened to our guest, Mr. Darius Fennell. Learn what happened next and how you can avoid it happening to you.   Darius Fennell is a mental health recovery and therapy advocate. He is a proud HBCU alumni of North Carolina A&T State University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. EE degree from the University of Rochester. Darius is also a passionate published author, mental health life coach, and support group facilitator with a strong desire to break down mental health stigmas especially among African American men. Leveraging from his own past mental health struggles and recovery, Darius desires for those who struggle with their mental health to never lose hope and find the courage to pursue the help and life tools needed to thrive.    Book: Leaving Jupiter https://beyond-anxiety.com/  IG/TikTok: @beyond.anxiety_ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

Breakups are almost always hard, the Netflix show "Uncoupled"  took a breakup to another level and we talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

What is play therapy, who is it for and how does it help? Drs. Dowtin and Joharchi spill it all. Books: https://bookshop.org/a/22910/9780465094455 https://bookshop.org/a/22910/9780807748039 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

You've been told that you're too angry, hot tempered, or even that you don't get angry enough. Let's explore all of it. Anger Meditation with Dr. Dowtin of PlayfulLeigh Psyched: https://insig.ht/FYHrW4uT5vb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=live_stream_share --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

Medical trauma is very common, yet most people don't talk about it and other times, people tell you to "be glad that you survived." Tune to learn about some of the different types of medical trauma.    NICU Summit  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

You've created New Year's Resolutions in the past that haven't made it past January 31st. Tune it to learn how to make sure your next resolution works for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

Parenting is hard with and without a partner. However, parenting with someone with whom you do not like, can be a nightmare. Dr. Joharchi and Dr. Dowtin dive deeper into helping you avoid common pitfalls in co-parenting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

How to respond to unwanted parenting or caregiving feedback provided by the previous generations. For closed captions, please find us on YouTube! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

Often people report having no reaction or a bad reaction to Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). We explore why that happens and provide examples about how to prevent it from happening in the future. For video captions, please visit us on YouTube! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support

In this unique episode Drs. Joharchi and Dowtin explore the journey of boundary setting and help you unpack you earliest memories of setting boundaries. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breaking-the-couch/support